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  1. Re:I think we just need to get burned. on California Looks To the Sea For a Drink of Water · · Score: 1

    You mean wealth *redistribution*, right?

  2. Patents to new media on After EFF Effort, Infamous "Podcasting Patent" Invalidated · · Score: 1

    I haven't read *today's* news on the subject.

    But about the original patent, everybody complains about the patents that someone got for "X _ON THE INTERNET_" when X was already patented. Yeah, that's ridiculous.

    Shouldn't it work the other way, though? The originally patented idea DOES seem to me to be analogous to podcasting. I originally thought it sounded dumb when Carolla (whose podcast I listen to and enjoy), described it, but reading about it in more detail made it seem like a reasonably patentable idea *IF ANYTHING IS*.

  3. Film was ok on Daredevil TV Show Debuts; Early Reviews Positive · · Score: 1

    I never read the comic, but I seem to remember the film being an average or maybe slightly below average of the big budget superhero movies that started (IMHO) with the Tobey Maguire SpiderMan.

    I really don't know why everyone hates the movie.. Both of the recent Hulks were watchable too, yet most everyone seems to think at least the first one was horrible. (I watched the two near each other, I think on consecutive days, to compare.)

  4. Re:And yet, no one understands Git. on 10 Years of Git: An Interview With Linus Torvalds · · Score: 1

    Why would it take multiple commits to fix a bug? If it's all in one project, I'd *hope* that was all in one commit. (I'm not saying in the real world it works out that way, but it would optimally be so.)

    But if "deleting" a branch just hides it from whatever the equivalent of "svn ls BIGANNOYINGURL/branches", then great. (So if it just hides it, can you tell it to tell you the full list?)

  5. Re:And yet, no one understands Git. on 10 Years of Git: An Interview With Linus Torvalds · · Score: 1

    Wow, I can't believe I'm defending svn....

    But as far as I understand (and as far as I've been *using* it for several years now), there are not "specially named directories". There is a user-created convention of directory names and locations..

    But underneath, there's NO difference between a tag directory and a branch directory.. (Which _annoys_ me, since I wish I could "lock" tag directories so I don't accidentally check into them, which I think I did once.. then undid of course..)

    I guess this is a case of the grass is greener on _your own_ side of the fence.. Since git is reaaaaallly complex to me (and svn is complex compared to cvs, but I've MOSTLY gotten over that part).

  6. Re:And yet, no one understands Git. on 10 Years of Git: An Interview With Linus Torvalds · · Score: 1

    Branch per bug? Why not just do the bug fix, and commit it after you've tested the fix? You end up with a ZILLION "pointless" branches after that. (You obviously can know what checkin did the fix in svn or cvs, so you still have the history of what the actual fix was, so can revert or modify it if necessary.)

  7. Re:And yet, no one understands Git. on 10 Years of Git: An Interview With Linus Torvalds · · Score: 1

    This is not intended as simply a "citation needed" response.. The earliest case I remember is from the Mac OS 7.5 T shirt:
    https://www.flickr.com/photos/...

  8. Re:And yet, no one understands Git. on 10 Years of Git: An Interview With Linus Torvalds · · Score: 1

    How the !@$ do I make "-a" default for commit? The fact that it's NOT the default is one of the !@$!@$!@ confusing things about git.

    (git is more difficult/confusing than svn which is more difficult/confusing than cvs.. and no, cvs wasn't the first source repository I ever used.. if svn truly was "a better cvs" like it claimed, without the huge URLs, I'd say it was undeniably better.)

  9. Umm, no, you're not actually agreeing with me..

    I'd love to have a ping pong table & pinball machine(s). (We actually used to have a ping pong table, and the group probably still has it, there's just no room for it.)

    I *totally* wish I got the famous perks from other high tech companies.. But the one perk I *do* get is the office with a door.

  10. Huh? The free drinks & free food don't extend your work day.. They could *in theory* shorten it.. (e.g. half hour on site free lunch vs hour long go out to lunch).

    Other ways to goof off, yeah, that _could_ lengthen one's day if they abuse it.

    (BTW, I don't get that free stuff that FB and google, etc., get, but I do have an office with a door.. I'm definitely jealous of that free stuff you mention, but *don't* want to work out in an open room with a zillion people.)

  11. Not a 6502 on Building an NES Emulator · · Score: 1

    I know he says a "NES version of the chip" later, but saying 6502 then variant later is confusing.. (Just like the 2600 doesn't use a 6502, it uses IIRC a 6509.)

    The NES uses:
    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/R...

  12. Re:No. I disagree. on Tatooine Youth Suspected In Terrorist Attack · · Score: 1

    So the Christian Right in America are terrorists then, plain and simple.

    They seek to deny people access to things which don't match their religion, they expect to force their beliefs on everybody, and they feel god is on their side. And they seek to use their religion as an excuse to deny freedoms to other people.

    But for the most part, they *aren't* currently going out and killing other people en masse.

  13. Re:Sigh on Tatooine Youth Suspected In Terrorist Attack · · Score: 1

    This is the only one of the April Fool's posts I thought was funny.

  14. Re:Fact Check! on Graphene Light Bulbs Coming To Stores Soon · · Score: 1

    Which Homedepot is that, here in Virginia they are $8.97

    I go to the link, and I see $9.97.

    I wonder if the original poster is getting local power company/state subsidies baked into the Home Depot price (maybe Home Depot can get the subsidy based on their sales). I know I can get $8/bulb subsidy for a couple of them (and yes, I realize that is just other people's money).

  15. Re:How much do LED bulbs cost? on Graphene Light Bulbs Coming To Stores Soon · · Score: 1

    Wait, do you really pay $1.83/gallon for milk? The best sale price I see (store brand) is low $3s.. I knew there was a special CA milk pricing thing, but this article says that CA milk is _cheaper_ than other states, so that makes it even more mysterious.. (http://www.agweb.com/article/californias-dairies-finally-headed-to-a-fair-milk-price--NAA-catherine-merlo/)

  16. Re:What they are probably meaning: on Graphene Light Bulbs Coming To Stores Soon · · Score: 1

    Yeah, which ones are you talking about? Not 60W equivalents?

  17. Re: eliminate extra sugar on Hacking Weight Loss: What I Learned Losing 30 Pounds · · Score: 1

    By that argument then, a candy bar should make you sated. But it doesn't (despite Snickers' commercials), I'd say at least partially due to the small volume component.

  18. Re:eliminate extra sugar on Hacking Weight Loss: What I Learned Losing 30 Pounds · · Score: 1

    Does not stave off hunger?

    You do realize that at least some "feeling full" is literally physically filling your stomach, right?

    While yes, different foods fill one up differently, a can of soup that has only 160 calories in it can fill me up for a while.

  19. Re:Good points, bad points on Ford's New Car Tech Prevents You From Accidentally Speeding · · Score: 1

    I agree with you in general, but I think it's fairly easy to leadfoot it *unintentionally* and go fast, especially on big open freeways.

    Actually, it seems easier in my electric car (smart electric, one of the wimpiest ones), because I'd at least notice the higher revving of the engine in a gas car, even in a high gear.

  20. Re:And the almond trees die. on How 'Virtual Water' Can Help Ease California's Drought · · Score: 1

    Well, see, that's part of the problem.. I don't "cook".

    Though admittedly once in a while something I eat (like a few kinds of soup I like), the meat isn't really all that necessary.. But for the most part, the meat is often the most interesting flavor/texture of the whole thing, even if it obviously is a small portion overall.

  21. Re:delay on Mars One Delayed 2 Years, CEO Releases Video In Response To Criticism · · Score: 1

    Why the fuck do you need select people BEFORE you've even proven you can put robots on the planet.

    So you can pipeline training the people with the robot work?

    (Don't get me wrong, plenty else seems scammy..)

  22. Re:And the almond trees die. on How 'Virtual Water' Can Help Ease California's Drought · · Score: 1

    The best idea would be irradiation, but people are illogically afraid of it.

  23. Re:And the almond trees die. on How 'Virtual Water' Can Help Ease California's Drought · · Score: 1

    Make something as yummy _and cheap_ as meat, and I'll eat it. You're probably going to argue that it's due to water subsidies or something, but at least the various "meat substitutes" are all ridiculously expensive compared to real meat.

    Yes, plain vegetables aren't.. but they're not as yummy..

  24. Re:Shit! on How 'Virtual Water' Can Help Ease California's Drought · · Score: 1

    Many of the crops grown in California don't require the climate. They are grown there because farmers can do year round harvesting. Otherwise you wouldn't have many of the items you like in the supermarket during the winter months.

    Do you have specific examples? You do realize that many things come from other countries, e.g. grapes from Chile.

  25. Re:WTF AM I DOING HERE! on New Alzheimer's Treatment Fully Restores Memory Function For Mice · · Score: 1

    Do we know for sure that they have "lost" their memories, and haven't instead lost the ability to access the memories? At least the cliched "they sometimes remember their kids" moments seem to imply the latter.

    Computer analogy: The hard drive's still there, but not plugged in.

    Car analogy: The gas tank's full, but the fuel line is plugged.